Diagnosing the cause of population changes: Localized habitat change and the decline of the endangered St Helena wirebird

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 771-783

  McCulloch, N ^a   Norris, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grassland; Plover; Population decline; St Helena wirebird; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

SAINT HELENA;

AVES; CHARADRIUS SANCTAEHELENAE; CHRISTIA; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0034871250     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8901.2001.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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